University of Wisconsin-Superior Information and Instructional Technology Plan 2006-2007

The 2006-2007 Information and Instructional Technology Services (IITS) Plan consists of technology projects planned for the upcoming academic year and issues that address long term technology needs andinvolve action in the upcoming academic year. The purpose of planning is to involve campus in allocating technology resources and to raise the visibility of technology projects. The projects are submitted by the campus community and IITS Staff and are refined and prioritized by the University Technology Committee (UTC). A project is defined as an investment of people or resources totaling $2000 which is approximately .1% of the annual technology budget. Projects should have specific annual outcomes although they can span multiple years. Each project is sponsored by one or more of the IITS Units including Computing & Media Services (C&MS), the Library, Network & Programming Services (N&PS) and Residence Life Networking (ResNet).

Projects are grouped by goals that support the Campus Strategic Plan including user development, new academic building plans, infrastructure, funding, access, security, teamwork and System-wide initiatives. The plan supports campus Liberal Arts mission. Students, faculty and staff should be able to use technology to advance the University's mission: fostering intellectual growth in the liberal arts tradition. The technology environment will be accessible, reliable, convenient and secure for the purpose of enhancing teaching, learning and research. Large projects (in terms of time, funding or critical impact) are highlighted in red. New projects are underlined.

Goal: - Plan the New Academic Building to assure the facilities support the effective delivery of technology services Project– Investigate the design technology spaces. Seek approval for consulting support once the building planning begins. - IITS Project– Planningtherenovation of theLibrary Building - LibraryProject– Planningto upgrade campus wiring closets to address backup power and cooling- N&PSProject - Evaluate facility scheduling software to manage classroom utilizationN&PS

Goal: Provide an infrastructure that supports efficient and effective use of technology

Project - Implement streaming video for reserves– LibraryProject - Plan the convergence of voice services over IP (VOIP) & unified messaging - N&PS and ResNetProject– Deployment plan for wireless access points– UTC and N&PS Project - Development of support for alternate operating systems - this includes improving our current support for the Macintosh platform, and development of expertise with Linux. Evaluation of products, development of staff skills, training, testing, and probable implementation planning to some extent will be required. - C&MS Project - Development of an advanced creative media lab for collaborative use by departments in the Holden Fine Arts Center - C&MS Project – Redirect my document folders to a server for desktop clients – C&MS & N&PS Project - Investigate thin client solution to decrease hardware costs, improve support and improve off campus access. N&PS Project - Migrate Infrastructure to IP Version 6. N&PS Project - Create a disaster recovery plan. N&PS Project - Increase Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) capacity in the data center to maximize runtime in the event of a power failure. N&PS Project - Move data center into the new location once power upgrades have been completed. N&PS Project - Expanding use of tablet PCs and small wireless devices C&MS

Project - Improvement of our support for special projects - further development of a team approach to "out of the ordinary" service needs that often represent new emerging technologies/systems that will become mainstream in time. - C&MS Project - More active pursuit of internal and external grants, in collaboration with departments and programs. - C&MS